mine in WordNet English dictionary

1. explosive device that explodes on contact; designed to destroy vehicles or ships or to kill or maim personnel
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2. excavation in the earth from which ores and minerals are extracted
   mine 
   

1. lay mines
   "The Vietnamese mined Cambodia"
   mine 
   
2. get from the earth by excavation
   "mine ores and metals"
   mine